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Gene-drive modified organisms not yet ready to be released into environment: Scientists

Posted on: July 25, 2016

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The emerging science of gene drives has the potential to address environmental and public health challenges, but gene-drive modified organisms are not ready to be released into the environment and require more research in laboratories and highly controlled field trials, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.